Indians Can Travel Visa-Free to 59 Countries in 2025: Passport Ranking Jumps to 80th Globally – Full List Inside
Singapore tops the index with visa-free access to 194 countries, followed by Japan and Korea with 190
The Henley Passport Index report released on Tuesday placed India on the 77th position in the global ranking of passports from countries across the world, weighed as per the number of countries you can travel without visa on the passport.
India has pushed itself three spots up from last year’s index when it was 80th. It now shares the 77th position with three other countries: Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal, all of which secure visa-less travel to 59 countries.
The index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations, its website says.
The 2025 ranking marks the second consecutive improvement for the Indian passport.
When it comes to the absolute number of countries one can visit visa-free, last year it was higher for India, at 62. The ranking, however, is relative to how other countries’ passports too are performing in the particular year.
India’s neighbour Pakistan is 96th on the list, better than its 101st rank last year.
Indians can travel visa-free to 19 nations in Africa, 18 in Asia, 10 in North America, 10 nations in the Oceania region, and one in South America.
Singapore has topped the list this year, too, providing visa-less travel to 194 countries. It does not share the top spot this year. In 2024, it shared the spot with Japan, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.
Japan and Korea are tied for the second position, facilitating visa-less travel to 190 countries, with the third position secured jointly by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain. Citizens of these countries can travel to 189 countries without a visa.
According to its official website, Henley Passport Index is the original, authoritative ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.
The index is formed on the basis of data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) followed by research and enhancing by Henley & Partners’ research team.
1. Angola (Africa) 2. Barbados (North America) 3. Bhutan (Asia) 4. Bolivia (South America) 5. British Virgin Islands (North America) 6. Burundi (Africa) 7. Cambodia (Asia) 8. Cape Verde Islands (Africa) 9. Comoro Islands (Africa) 10. Cook Islands (Oceania)
11. Djibouti (Africa) 12. Dominica (North America) 13. Ethiopia (Africa) 14. Fiji (Oceania) 15. Grenada (North America) 16. Guinea Bissau (Africa) 17. Haiti (North America) 18. Indonesia (Asia) 19. Iran (Asia) 20. Jamaica (North America)
21. Jordan (Asia) 22. Kazakhstan (Asia) 23. Kenya (Africa) 24. Kiribati (Oceania) 25. Laos (Asia) 26. Macao (Asia) 27. Madagascar (Africa) 28. Malaysia (Asia) 29. Maldives (Asia) 30. Marshall Islands (Oceania)
31. Mauritius(Asia) 32. Micronesia (Oceania) 33. Mongolia (Asia) 34. Montserrat (North America) 35. Mozambique (Africa) 36. Myanmar (Asia) 37. Namibia (Africa) 38. Nepal (Asia) 39. Niue (Oceania) 40. Palau Islands (Oceania)
41. Phillipines (Asia) 42. Qatar (Asia) 43. Rwanda (Africa) 44. Samoa (Oceania) 45. Senegal (Africa) 46. Seychelles (Africa) 47. Sierra Leone (Africa) 48. Somalia (Africa) 49. Sri Lanka (Asia) 50. St. Kitts and Nevis (North America)
51. St. Lucia (North America) 52. St. Vincent and Grenadines (North America) 53. Tanzania (Africa) 54. Thailand (Asia) 55. Timor Leste (Asia) 56. Trinidad and Tobago (Africa) 57. Tuvalu (Oceania) 58. Vanuatu (Oceania) 59. Zimbabwe (Africa)
According to the Henley Passport Index, which ranks the world’s passports based on the number of destinations holders can access without a prior visa, India has moved up from 85th to 80th position. This improvement comes at a time when global travel is rebounding post-COVID, and countries are easing entry restrictions for Indian nationals due to rising diplomatic ties and economic influence.
In comparison, Singapore now holds the top position, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 194 destinations. The Indian passport, while not in the top tier yet, is showing consistent year-on-year improvement — a reflection of India’s growing global engagement and favorable bilateral relationships.
This expanded access opens vast opportunities for Indian travelers, particularly:
Budget tourists seeking easy-to-enter holiday destinations
Business travelers exploring global markets
Students attending short-term programs or educational exchanges
Digital nomads and remote workers relocating temporarily
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